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Geared for the harshest conditions, the Vans Sk8-Hi MTE dons a highly technical tooling packaged in the ever-classic skateboarding silhouette. Despite the many utilitarian modifications — like weather-resistant uppers, insulated lining, and vulcanized outsoles — the MTE avoids straying too far from lifestyle sensibilities. In refreshing the hiking-infused model, the California based footwear brand has given it yet another innovation: the BOA closure system, a piece of tech that has seen o…

Vans is one of the few brands that transcend subcultures and trends, garnering appraise from the deepest of fashion enthusiasts and the most die-hard skateboarders. The brand’s collaborations with streetwear labels like Supreme and high-end luxury names like Diemme speak volumes to the California-based footwear company’s wide range and international appeal. While sometimes adorned with iconic Disney characters and your favorite Peanuts dog, the Vans Sk8-Hi now arrives in what is a reimagi…

Helmed by Keizo Shimizu, the Nepenthes umbrella has grown rapidly to encompass notable labels like Engineered Garments, AiE, South2West8, and many others. Imbuing a characteristic Japanese craftsmanship in their designs, each label has presented their own unique interpretation of popular fashion subcultures. It has surely been a busy year for the umbrella and its cohorts — with Daiki Suzuki’s EG gearing up to release their UltraBOOST and Hoka One One silhouette — so Needles’ upcoming …

Camouflage on sneakers usually features dark colors and standard arrangements — take a timeless woodland camo or a new age digital camo, for example. It’s rare to see a bright and bold take on the disruptive pattern, but Vans is flipping the script and providing just that with a brand new “Multi-Neon” take on the Vans Era. Featuring an abstract camo pattern made of pink, blue, orange, yellow, and green, the shoes provide a look that’s almost pop art-esque in its appe…

Shortly after teaming up on the “Good Luck” pack which saw elaborate embroidery inspired by East Asian motifs, Opening Ceremony and Vans unveil a continuation of the theme with the “Satin Floral” pack. This latest release takes on the OG Era LX and Style 93 over the familiar Slip-Ons and introduces a satin jacquard with …

Longtime collaborative partners Vans and Opening Ceremony are back together once again to release one of their most finely crafted collections yet. Done up in Satin, this four-piece set includes reimagined versions of iconic silhouettes the likes of the Vans Era and the Vans Style 93. Floral patterns are the highlight of this collection, as each of the iterations usher in luxurious and colorfully embroidered jacquard graphics. Appreciators of these unique designs can grab a pair exclusively f…

Every year, globally renowned skate brand Vans ramps up its collaborative efforts to span numerous industries around the world to create collections of footwear for fans from every demographic. Just this year, we have seen Vans team up with Marvel, the Vincent Van Gogh Museum, size?, and WTAPS to name a few, with each collection masterfully utilizing the versatility of the footwear’s canvas uppers. Now, in honor of everyone’s high-pitched, fun-loving cartoon mouse, Vans and Disney…

Few brands can boast a history that’s as deeply and richly intertwined with skateboarding and skate culture as Vans. With shoes like the Sk8-Hi, the Authentic, and the Old Skool under their belt, the California-based brand truly has their finger on the pulse and legacy of skateboarding. But the brand with the jazz stripe does more than just skate: they’re extremely involved in surfing as well, hosting surfing tournaments and boasting a roster full of world class surfers like Dane…

Up next for Vans is this “Satin Patchwork” pack, which acts as a nice follow up to its earlier “Desert Embellish” release. The former consists of each, the Authentic, Slip-On and Sk8-Hi, all of which point to its satin patches and embroidered flower details as the artistic focal point.

Australia-born Vans Skate pro Chima Ferguson is nodding to his heritage on the latest iteration of his Chima Pro 2, done in collaboration with Sydney-based skate retailer Supply. Exhibiting the smooth style and hometown pride Ferguson has become famous for, the shoe features a disruptive camo pattern adorned with ballpoint pen drawings of past Supply graphics/doodles inspired by Ferguson’s girlfriend and dog. Apart from the unique camouflage upper, the shoe also features a leather tongu…